New Jersey Best Colleges Comparison
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Top 20 colleges in New Jersey | All colleges in New Jersey | |
---|---|---|
Number of Schools | 20 schools (10 public, 10 private) |
183 schools (38 public, 145 private) |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $15,840 (in-state) $34,959 (out-of-state) | $10,119 (in-state) $18,561 (out-of-state) |
Graduate Tuition & Fees | $18,436 (in-state) $26,210 (out-of-state) | $17,599 (in-state) $22,451 (out-of-state) |
Average Financial Aid | $18,832 | $7,991 |
Test Scores | 1,204 SAT, 26 ACT | 1,171 SAT, 26 ACT |
Acceptance Rate | 73.27% | 75.07% |
Yield (Enrollment Rate) | 23.55% | 54.81% |
Population | 197,797 | 400,078 |
Undergraduate | 146,513 | 333,828 |
Graduate | 51,284 | 66,250 |
Graduation Rate | 67.85% | 58.59% |
Transfer-out Rate | 17.85% | 31.04% |
Students to Faculty Ratio | 12.95 to 1 | 15.83 to 1 |
Rank* | Name | Tuition & Fees | Average Financial Aid | Population | Acceptance Rate | Test Scores | Students to Faculty Ratio |
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1 | Princeton UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsPrinceton, NJ | $57,410 | $50,583 | 8,478 | 4% | 1,515 SAT 34 ACT |
5 to 1 |
2 | Stevens Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4-yearsHoboken, NJ | $58,624 | $28,755 | 8,287 | 53% | 1,440 SAT 33 ACT |
12 to 1 |
3 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickPublic, 4-yearsNew Brunswick, NJ | $33,963 ($16,263) |
$10,510 | 50,804 | 68% | 1,355 SAT 30 ACT |
15 to 1 |
4 | The College of New JerseyPublic, 4-yearsEwing, NJ | $30,772 ($17,978) |
$10,293 | 7,589 | 62% | 1,260 SAT 29 ACT |
13 to 1 |
5 | Rider UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsLawrenceville, NJ | $37,200 | $29,799 | 4,204 | 82% | 1,160 SAT 30 ACT |
10 to 1 |
6 | Rutgers University-NewarkPublic, 4-yearsNewark, NJ | $33,348 ($15,648) |
$13,039 | 12,168 | 77% | 1,150 SAT 25 ACT |
13 to 1 |
7 | Ramapo College of New JerseyPublic, 4-yearsMahwah, NJ | $25,373 ($15,363) |
$10,213 | 5,732 | 70% | 1,190 SAT 26 ACT |
15 to 1 |
8 | New Jersey Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-yearsNewark, NJ | $34,972 ($18,512) |
$13,836 | 11,901 | 69% | 1,305 SAT 30 ACT |
15 to 1 |
9 | William Paterson University of New JerseyPublic, 4-yearsWayne, NJ | $23,624 ($14,624) |
$7,749 | 9,369 | 83% | - | 14 to 1 |
10 | Seton Hall UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsSouth Orange, NJ | $48,960 | $28,235 | 9,881 | 77% | 1,285 SAT 29 ACT |
15 to 1 |
11 | Stockton UniversityPublic, 4-yearsGalloway, NJ | $22,922 ($15,188) |
$9,057 | 9,352 | 85% | 1,150 SAT 25 ACT |
17 to 1 |
12 | DeVry University-New JerseyPrivate, 4-yearsIselin, NJ | $17,488 | $6,362 | 127 | 44% | - | 6 to 1 |
13 | Montclair State UniversityPublic, 4-yearsMontclair, NJ | $22,472 ($13,762) |
$9,620 | 20,744 | 91% | 1,110 SAT | 17 to 1 |
14 | Rowan UniversityPublic, 4-yearsGlassboro, NJ | $24,345 ($14,952) |
$8,473 | 19,052 | 84% | 1,175 SAT 27 ACT |
17 to 1 |
15 | Saint Peter's UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsJersey City, NJ | $39,890 | $30,328 | 3,009 | 93% | 1,060 SAT 23 ACT |
11 to 1 |
16 | Rutgers University-CamdenPublic, 4-yearsCamden, NJ | $33,812 ($16,112) |
$11,875 | 6,569 | 79% | 1,135 SAT 21 ACT |
14 to 1 |
17 | Centenary UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsHackettstown, NJ | $35,934 | $21,694 | 1,551 | 98% | 1,080 SAT 19 ACT |
12 to 1 |
18 | Bloomfield CollegePrivate, 4-yearsBloomfield, NJ | $30,680 | $26,128 | 1,300 | 84% | 941 SAT 16 ACT |
14 to 1 |
19 | Drew UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsMadison, NJ | $44,174 | $26,175 | 2,244 | 80% | - | 12 to 1 |
20 | Monmouth UniversityPrivate, 4-yearsWest Long Branch, NJ | $43,216 | $23,919 | 5,436 | 84% | 1,160 SAT 24 ACT |
12 to 1 |
Average | $34,959 ($15,840) |
$18,832 | 197,797 | 73.27% | 1,204 SAT 26.3125 ACT |
12.95 to 1 |